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The cultivation of sweet corn currently relies on inorganic nutrient inputs, which often lead to excessive use of fertilizers and subsequent land degradation. To address this issue while maintaining land productivity, researchers have explored the application of vermicompost fertilizer, known for its positive impact on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. The aims of study were to determine the vermicompost fertilizer doses applied at different times to enhance sweet corn growth and yield. The research was arranged in a completely randomized block design with a single factor by combining the doses of vermicompost (50% to 100%) and variations of application times (one to two weeks before planting). Each treatment was replicated three times. The results revealed that the 100% vermicompost applied two weeks before planting showed the highest increased on the plant height, leaf numbers, and the husk cob weight. The application of vermicompost as organic fertilizer on sweet corn cultivation enhanced the productivity of sweet corn.
Keywords: application times, environmental safety, organic farming, sweet corn, vermicompost
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Anggraini, R., dan T. Sugiarti. 2018. Analisis pengemasan jagung manis (Zea mays saccharata Sturt) berkelobot dengan berbagai bahan pengemas. Foodtech: Jurnal Teknologi Pangan, 1(1) : 25-31.
BPTP. 2009. Budidaya Tanaman Jagung. Badan Ketahanan Pangan dan Penyuluh Pertanian Aceh, Aceh.
Direktorat Perlindungan Hortikultura Kementerian Pertanian 2020. Pupuk kascing. http://ditlin.hortikultura.pertanian. go.id/index.php/artikel/detail/Pupuk Kascing. Diakses 21 Februari 2022.
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Putri, H. A. 2011. Pengaruh pemberian beberapa konsentrasi pupuk organic cair lengkap (POCL) Bio Sugih terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman jagung manis (Zea mays saccharata Sturt L.). Skripsi. Fakultas Pertanian.Universitas Andalas Padang.
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Rehman, S ur, F. De Castro, A. Aprile, M. Benedetti, and F. P. Fanizzi. 2023. Vermicompost: Enhancing Plant Growth and Combating Abiotic and Biotic Stress. Agronomy 2023, 13, 1134:1-25
Riwandi, R., H. Merakati dan H. Hasanudin. 2014. Teknik Budidaya Jagung dengan Sistem Organik di Lahan Marjinal. UNIB Press. Bengkulu.
Rosniawaty, S., M. Ariyanti dan C. Suherman. 2022. Respons pertumbuhan tanaman kelapa (Cocos nucifera L.) belum menghasilkan terhadap aplikasi berbagai dosis kascing. Jurnal Agroteknologi dan Sains Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Garut, 6(2):78-85.
Ruminta, L. Maysix, dan F.Y. Wicaksono. 2024. Identification of climate change and its impact on maize (Zea mays L.) production in Majalengka Regency. Jurnal Kultivasi 23 (1): 43-51.
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Sitompul, S.M dan B. Guritno. 1995. Analisis Pertumbuhan Tanaman. Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta.
Swapna, G., G. Jadesha and P. Mahadev. 2020. Sweet corn – A future healthy human nutrition Food. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci. 9(7): 3859-3865.
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Szymanek, M., B. Dobrzañski jr., I. Niedzióka, and R. Rybczyñski. 2006. Sweet corn harvest and technology. Physical Properties and Quality. Centre of Excellence Agrophysics .for Applied Physics in Sustainable Agriculture. Published by: B. Dobrzański Institute of Agrophysics of Polish Academy of Sciences.
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Wirawan, I.K.J.A., I.M. Suryana dan I.M. Sukerta. 2021. Pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman kangkung darat (Ipomoea reptans Poir) akibat pemberian pupuk kascing. Agrimeta Jurnal. Pertanian Berbasis Keseimbangan Ekosistem, 11(21): 56–60.